Growth Metrics

Woodward (WWD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Woodward (WWD) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.17% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 4.0% year-over-year to 0.17%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.17%, up 4.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.13%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.17% in Q1 2026 for Woodward, up from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.17% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.06% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.1%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed grew 6bps in 2024 and then dropped -1bps in 2025.
  • Woodward's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.06% in 2022, then surged by 53bps to 0.1% in 2023, then grew by 28bps to 0.12% in 2024, then grew by 21bps to 0.15% in 2025, then grew by 12bps to 0.17% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.17%, 0.15%, and 0.13% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.